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NIKE


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Stock Symbol:
NKE

Market Traded on:
NYSE

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news.nike.com

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Yahoo! Finance: NKE News

Industry:
Textile - Apparel Footwear & Accessories

What they produce:
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NIKE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, marketing, and sale of footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories for men, women, and children worldwide. The company offers products in seven categories, including running, basketball, football, men’s training, women’s training, NIKE sportswear, and action sports. It also markets products designed for kids, as well as for other athletic and recreational uses, such as baseball, cricket, golf, lacrosse, outdoor activities, football, tennis, volleyball, walking, and wrestling. In addition, the company sells sports apparel and accessories, and athletic bags and accessory items, as well as markets apparel with licensed college and professional team and league logos. Further, it sells a range of performance equipment, including bags, socks, sport balls, eyewear, timepieces, digital devices, bats, gloves, protective equipment, golf clubs, and other equipment for sports activities under the NIKE Brand name; and various plastic products to other manufacturers. Additionally, the company has license agreements that enable unaffiliated parties to manufacture and sell apparel, digital devices, and applications and other equipment designed for sports activities. It also designs, distributes, and licenses athletic and casual footwear, apparel and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks; and designs and distributes various action sports and youth lifestyle apparel and accessories under the Hurley trademark. The company sells its products to through its retail stores and Internet sales, as well as independent distributors, licensees, and sales representatives NIKE, Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon.

Current P/E Ratio:
Nike Inc: 20.72

3 competitors:
Adidas: 17.79
New Balance: N/A
Puma: N/A


Dividend:
1.44 (1.60%)

52 Week High/Low:
85.10 - 114.81

Competitors:
Adidas
New Balance
Puma


GameStop

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Stock Symbol:
GME

Market Traded On:
NYSE

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    Yahoo! Finance: GME News

    Industry:
    Electronic Stores

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    GameStop Corp. operates as a video game retailer. It sells new and used video game hardware; physical and digital video game software; and accessories and other products that primarily include controllers, memory cards, and other add-ons, as well as strategy guides, magazines, and trading cards. The company also offers personal computer (PC) entertainment and other software across various genres, including sports, action, strategy, adventure/role playing, and simulation, as well as products that relate to the digital category comprising network point cards, prepaid digital and online timecards, and digitally downloadable software. GameStop Corp. sells its products primarily through its GameStop, EB Games, and Micromania stores, as well as through its electronic commerce Websites, including gamestop.com, ebgames.com.au, gamestop.ca, gamestop.it, gamestop.es, gamestop.ie, gamestop.de, and micromania.fr. As of October 26, 2012, its retail network and family of brands included 6, 628 company-operated stores in 17 countries worldwide. In addition, the company publishes Game Informer, a video game magazine in the United States; and operates a Website, gameinformer.com, featuring reviews of new title releases, tips, and secrets about games and news regarding current developments in the electronic game industry. Further, it operates an online video gaming Website kongregate.com; and digital PC distribution platforms, Impulse and Spawn Labs. GameStop Corp. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas

    Current P/E Ratio:
    10.02

    3 competitors:
    Amazon Inc: 2,791.07
    Best Buy Co.: N/A
    Walmart: 15.37

    Dividend:
    1.00 (4.40%)

    52 Week High/Low:
    15.32 - 25.89

    3 competitors:
    Amazon Inc
    Best Buy Co.
    Walmart

    Harley Davidson


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    Stock Symbol:
    HOG

    Market Traded On:
    NYSE

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      Yahoo! Finance: HOG News

      Industry:
      Recreational Vehicles

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      Harley-Davidson, Inc. engages in the production and sale of heavyweight motorcycles. It operates in two segments, Motorcycles and Related Products, and Financial Services. The Motorcycles and Related Products segment designs, manufactures, and sells cruiser and touring motorcycles for the heavyweight market. This segment offers five categories of motorcycles, including Touring, Dyna, Softail, Sportster, and V-Rod under the Harley-Davidson brand name; various motorcycle parts and accessories comprising replacement parts, and mechanical and cosmetic accessories; general merchandise, such as apparel and riding gear; and related services. It also licenses the Harley-Davidson name and other trademarks. This segment sells its products through a network of independent dealers and distributors primarily in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The Financial Services segment provides wholesale retail financing; and insurance and insurance-related programs primarily to its dealers and their retail customers in the United States and Canada. Its wholesale financial services include floorplan and open account financing of motorcycles, and motorcycle parts and accessories; and retail financial services comprise installment lending for the purchase of its new and used motorcycles. This segment also offers motorcycle insurance, as well as extended service contracts, credit protection, motorcycle maintenance products, gap coverage, and debt protection products to motorcycle owners. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

      Current P/E ratio:
      16.77

      3 competitors:
      Triumph Motorcycle Limited: Privately Held
      Ultra Motorcycle Company Inc: Privately Held
      Viper Motorcycle Company: Privately Held
      Industry: 16.58

      Dividend:
      0.62 (1.30%)

      52 week High/Low:
      34.39 - 54.32

      3 competitors:
      Triumph Motorcycle Limited
      Ultra Motorcycle Company Inc
      Viper Motorcycle Company



      Dell


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      Stock Symbol:
      DELL

      Market traded on:
      Nasdaq

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        Yahoo! Finance: DELL News

        Industry:
        Personal Computers

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        Dell Inc. provides integrated technology solutions in the information technology (IT) industry worldwide. It designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports mobility and desktop products, including notebooks, workstations, tablets, smartphones, and desktop PCs, as well as servers and networking products. The company offers storage solutions, including storage area networks, network-attached storage, direct-attached storage, and various backup systems. It also provides IT and business services comprising transactional services, such as support, managed deployment, enterprise installation, and configuration services; outsourcing services, including data center and systems management, network management, life cycle application development and management, and business process outsourcing services; and project-based services consisting of IT infrastructure, applications, business process, and business consulting services. In addition, the company offers third-party software products comprising operating systems, business and office applications, anti-virus and related security software, and entertainment software; and peripheral products, such as printers, televisions, notebook accessories, mouse, keyboards, networking and wireless products, and digital cameras. Further, it provides financial services, including originating, collecting, and servicing customer receivables related to the purchase of its products and third-party technology products. The company sells its products and services directly through its sales representatives, telephone-based sales, and online sales; and through retailers, third-party solution providers, system integrators, and third-party resellers. It serves corporate businesses, law enforcement agencies, small and medium businesses, consumers, and public institutions that include government, education, and healthcare organizations. Dell Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.

        Current P/E ratio:
        5.69

        3 competitors:
        Acer Inc: Privately Held
        Hewlett-Packard Company: N/A
        Lenovo Group Limited: N/A
        Industry:13.07

        Dividend:
        .032 (3.50%)

        52 week High/Low:
        9.11 - 18.36

        3 competitors:
        Acer Inc
        Hewlett-Packard Company
        Lenovo Group Limited




        E*Trade

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        Stock Symbol:
        ETFC

        Market Traded On:
        Nasdaq

        RSS Feed from company:
        [[rss url="http://apps.shareholder.com/rss/rss.aspx?channels=406&companyid=ET&sh_auth=21579..." link="true" number="5" date="true"]]

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        [[rss url="http://feeds.finance.yahoo.com/rss/2.0/headline?s=ETFC®ion=US&lang=en-US" link="true" number="5" date="true"]]

        Industry:
        Investment Brokerage - National

        What they produce:
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        E*TRADE Financial Corporation, a financial services company, provides online brokerage and related products and services primarily to individual retail investors under the E*TRADE Financial brand in the United States. It offers trading products and services, including automated order placement and execution of the U.S. equities, futures, options, exchange-traded funds, and bond orders; sweep deposit accounts; access to E*TRADE Mobile Pro to trade stocks and transfer funds between accounts, as well as to monitor real-time investment, market, and account information; access to Power E*TRADE Pro, a desktop trading software for active traders; an open applications programming interface for third-party and independent software developers; margin accounts; cross boarder trading; access to international equities; research and trade idea generation tools; and E*TRADE Community that utilizes social media to offer a platform to customers. The company also provides access to the investor resource center that provides an aggregated view of its investing tools, market insights, independent research, education, and other investing resources; advisory services through Online Advisor; fixed income tools to identify, evaluate, and implement fixed income investment strategies; access to Retirement QuickPlan calculator that provides action plan on personal retirement savings; one-on-one portfolio recommendations and personalized plans; managed investment portfolio advisory services; unified managed account advisory services; individual retirement accounts; access to non-proprietary exchange-traded funds and mutual funds; investing and trading educational services through online videos, Web seminars, and Web tutorials; and deposit accounts, including checking, savings, and money market accounts. In addition, it provides software and services for managing equity compensation plans for corporate customers. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

        Current P/E ratio:
        37.78

        3 competitors:
        The Charles Schwab Corporation: 20.83
        FMR LLC: Privately Held
        Ameritrade Holding Corporation: 15.54

        Dividend:
        N/A (N/A)

        52 week High/Low:
        7.08 - 11.50

        3 competitors:The Charles Schwab CorporationFMR LLCAmeritrade Holding Corportaion